Cord dispensing device



Sept. 20, l s, R BELL ET AL CORD DISPENSING DEVICE Filed Feb. `24, 1951Z. MV

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ATToR/v Y Patented Sept. 20, 1932 UNITED v*s'ra'ius PATENT ossi-CE,

SIDNEY E. BELL, or NEW YoEK, N. Y., AND GEORGE W. WAEDWELL, or'sourrnNon- WALK, coNNEcrrcur; sAID WAEDWELL AssrsNon oEHrs meer To SIDNEYDELL, Y

OF RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY conn DrsrENsINe DEvIoE AppIcation filledFebruary 24, 1931. Serial *11am-517,882.z l

This invention relates to devices for supporting a ball, spool or hankof cord, rope or other strand-like bodies in a convenient accessibleplace upon a wall or other support;

6, and the obj ect of the invention is to provide'a holder of the classspecified with means for severing extended lengths of the'strand bodyremoved from the holder, obviating the necesL sity of using other toolsor implements for -10 this purpose; a further object being to provide adevice of the class specified with a mounting bracket or plate, withmeans therefV on for securing the same to a support and to the provisionof a cup-shaped receptacle .15 or container in which a spool, ball orhank of the strand material such as cord is adapted to 4be supported andfrom whichV the free end of the strand normally projects to facilitatethe removal thereof from the casing; a still 29 further obj ect beingtoarrange the cutting or shearing device upon orY in conjunction withthe support or cup-shaped casing, and lto the provision of a device ofthis class in which a conventional razor blade is adapted -to besupported with its cutting edge disposed in a notch or recessformed inthe blade holder; and with these and other objects in view, theinvention consists in a device of the class and for the purposespecified, whichis simple in construction, efficient in use, and whichis constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fullyidisc'losed in the following specicatiomof whichthe accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts ofour improvement are designatedl ,byV suitable reference characters ineach of the views, and in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one formof device which we employ, indicating the-manner of its use.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, showing the vcordremoved.

Fig.3 is a section on the line 3-'3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 shows detached, perspective views of the several parts of amodified form of device and in their relative positions prior toassemblage. i

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5--5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 `is a section on the line 6-6 of Fig. 4.

.-Fig. 7 is aside and sectional view Ofan-V other form of deviceemployed. Y

Fi Y. 8 is a-plan view ofthe device shown in Fig with partsv of ltheconstruction broken away and removed; and,

Fig. V9 is a section on the line 9-9-of Fig. It is the purpose ofour-invention to provide a utility device adapted 'foruse in homes,offices, stores and in the shipping departments of firms, to Vfacilitatedispensing of twine, cord, rope land ythe like used in tying bundles orpackages of any kind or class, and to provide a device of this class,which in addition 4to having meansfor'supporting the ball, spool or hankof the strand material 'enlployed, Yalso includes means for supporting asharp blade for @severing predetermined lengths of thestrand extendedfrom the hold-.

er, and still further to theprovision of a 7'0- bladeholding meanssodesigned as to support a razor bladeof conventional form.'

yIn Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, one form of con.- struction A1s shown whlchconsists of. a supporting plate10 on the outer face of which is arrangeda cup-shaped receptacle 11 openat the top to receive a ball, spoolor thelike of cord 12, which is supported upon the bottom wall-13 of thereceptacle.,` This ywall has .at one side thereof a discharge aperture f14 through whiclifthefree end .12a of a cord or other strand from theball 12 is adapted to extend inthe manner'illustrated in Fig. 1 of thedrawing. The plate 10 extends above Y and below the receptacle 11 andthe rear faceofthe upperextension is providedv with keyhole recesses10a'to receive" headed screws,

pins or the like 15-for hanging orsecurmg y the device to a wall orother support.

Arranged on the front faceof the lower extension of the plate 10belowthe receptacle 11, isa blade' supporting block 16, the inner endl16a of which is comparatively wide,` the outer end 16?) being reduced.Disposed between said ends is a V-shaped notch or recess 16o openingupwardlv as clearly seen in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

The block 16 has a slot 1 16d openingthrough the top wall thereof andinto the Vnotch 16o. This slot is of such cross sectional form as toreceive a' razor blade 17 of any conventional form, the bottom'wall iaround the block 16 and over the cutting edge 17a, theshearing of thecord is facilitated by a downward pull in the manner indicated in dottedlinesin Fig.` 1' ofthe drawing. Sufli-l cientcle'arance is allowedbetween the bottom wall 13 of the receptacle and the top of the block 16to facilitate the free passageofthe projected end of the cordaroundsaidbloclr` Y l mam-inclined position in a channel or re- .in themanner shown 'andl described'.

The construction shown in 1Figsl` to- 3 in- Y elusive may be made fromany suitable inaterial which may be cast, machined, molded orotherwiseformed andhin factjinay be composedof wood, with' the sever'alparts glued or othewise secured together, oi" a combinationof wood andvmetal inaybe employed. The type of material'used will merely govern theprice at which the articlev is to be sold. Itwill also beapparentfat'this time that-the entire device maybecolored orotherwise,or-

namentedto produce a neat and finished ap` pearanceg l' InfFigs.modification Vwhereinjthe separate parts of the: device are composedOfindependently formed sheets o-f metal', Celluloid, cardboard or othermaterial. In this construction,"a

mountingplaterlS similar'ingeneral form to the plate 10 isV employed,and instead of having the recesses 10a, the sheet frqmwhich the Y,plate418is formed is provided 'at its upper end withback :supportingplateY 18a twhich may include supporting prongs such as are shown at1,86, or fastening devices may be passed through the plate into `awall'or other support,'as will be apparent; It' will `be noted that theperipheral edges 1805fthe plate arebeveled backwardly to arrange thefront of said lplate inspaced relation 'to the wall Aor other mounted'.Y I Y z A receptacle is formed from a loop-shaped sheet 19V havingat thetop and'bottom of the end --walls thereof, projecting lugs 19aadapted-to pass through apertures 20 inthe plate 18 to support .thesame`in connection therewithf A-'bottoniplate21V is'attached to the loweredge of the`platec19 by a lug 196V at the front'lower' edge thereof`passing f through an aperture'in lthe plate 21,*said plate havingflugs21a at the 'inner edge thereof passing throughv apertures 22 in ltheplate 18. In this mannerfthe' receptacle formed by the plates 19V and 21may beirin ly attached to the front plate 18, it Vbeing understood that,the lugs are allbent over after passing through their respectiveapertures inl securing thepartstogether. The plate 2l forming the bottomwallf of thereceptacle has a downwardlyextending periph- 4 to 6inclusive, we haveshownl 4al surface upon which the same is metal parts,so fashioned and joined together as towformna back ,portion 23a havingin- [wardlyjjdirected lugs 235 `adapted to'pass through,japerturesg24formedin the plate l18 and riveted:` over to securethe yblock 23thereto.' Y A razor'blade is adapted to be supported cess 230, similartosu'pporting the blade 17 in .the blockl, they central portion of theblock having` alnot'chr23a in whichthe 'edge of theblade issupported,and into which the cord is passed in'y cutting off a predeterminedlengththereof. In other lwords, the -A block '23 aside fromit-s contour. andmanner of construction, 'willfunction in a wayidentical to that of theblock 16 fshown in Figs. 1 to 3.inclusive.- 1- @la .i

In Figs. 7, 8.and19, anotherforin ofdevice is V'shown whichsubstantiallyfdierentiates Vin general appearance to; the devices showninFigs.. 1 to inclusive inthe provision of a cup-shaped receptacle 25zlopen at the top.

Said opening isadapted to be closedV by a' Acover` 26 'to the centraljportion o f which is supported ai downwardly extending loop orho'ol; 27through which the free end ofthe cord froma spool 28 is adapted to pass,sa1d Teb end 28a .extendingV through Van a-perture29 :1100

formed at the ylower Iside wall ofthei'ejceptalcle j25 andi projectingtherebeyond.. .With .this construction, .a supporting plate or bracket30 is disposed on one side wall ofthe receptacle v2l'3and issecured toa-wall or other support by prongs 31 on said bracket. If desired, thereceptacle 25v may -be detachable with respect to vthebracket 30hystamping outwardly directed hook-'shaped lugs 25a fromthe side wall ofthereceptacle and passing the 'same' through apertures 32 formed in the(bracketV or supporting plate 30 asV clearly seen injF 7 ofthe-drawing.It `will be understocd, however, that the bracket y30 may be'ofanydesiredV form and Vconi- .shaped in form and having at its upper edgeprojecting lugs Vi311 passed through corresponding aperturesV in thereceptacle to securel the 4member thereto. Said member `is provided inthe wall thereof with anannular` groove 35 forming within the chamber.thereof an annular rib 35a which is notched izo or recessed on opposedwalls as seen at v36,

note Fig. 9 of the drawing, tol receive a razor blade 37, preferably ofthe conventional double-edge type, so as to dispose the cutting edges ofsaid blade within the groove or recess 35 in the member 33 so that thecord may be placed therein,` and sheared by one of the projectingcutting edges. In the construction shown, it will be understood that theblade 37 is assembled in the member 33 prior to attaching said member tothe receptacle 25.

In all forms of construction shown, it will be seen that the cuttingtool or razor blade is supported in a block or other member in suchmanner that the cutting edge of the blade is guarded or protectedagainst injury to a person, and this will avoid accidents in the eventlof a child placing its linger anywhere upon the complete device.

It will be understood that while certain forms of devices are shown toillustrate different methods of carrying the invention into effect, ourinvention is not necessarily limited to the structural details hereindisclosed and other changes in and modifications of the invention may bemade within the scope of the appended claims without departing from thespirit of our invention or sacricing its advantages.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A cord dispensing device of the class deu scribed comprising amounting plate, an independently formed receptacle attached to saidplate and projecting forwardly therefrom, a cord severing elementarranged beneath and in close proximity to the receptacle comprising anotched body, a razor blade mounted within the boundaries of said bodywith its cutting edge exposed through said notch, means whereby the cordsupported in said receptacle may be drawn through the lower end portionthereof and passed through the notch of said severing element to removea desired length of the withdrawn cord, said mounting plate extendingbelow the receptacle, said element being secured to the lower extensionof said plate centrally beneath said receptacle, the notch ofsaidelement'being directed upwardly, and the cutting edge of the razor bladetransversing the notch 1n an upwardly inclined manner.

2. A cord dispensing device of the class dethereof and passed throughthe notch of the y severing element to remove a desired length of thewithdrawn cord. Y v

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our invention we have signedour names this 19th day of February, 1931.

SIDNEY R. BELL. GEORGE VW. -WARDWELL

